The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-06-27

Klein and his accompllceS than upon the expos
urs of the tricks OF the French War Office to
procure information as to the condition of the
tortresses and military plans OF Germany.
Ugly Trouble Between Two Nations.
Icopyright. 1887. New York Associated Press
BERLIN, June 25.-The position of Germans
In France has become. under social ecution,
barely tolerable They would be hunted out OF
the country altogether but for the protection
guaranteed them under the Frankfort treaty,
which debars the French government from plac-
ing prohibitive impost upon Germans resident
IN France The measures for the repression of
the French element in Alsace-Lorraioe have
been forced upon the Berlin government, which.
however, has never gone the length of prevent
ing French citizens from trading with French
residents in the Reichsland. French
manufacturers and traders. long they
are not associated with political CON
footing with Germans. In France German
traders are now being stamped out The latest
anti-German project to which the attention of
the Berlin officials has been directed is pro-
posal before the Chamber of Deputies, making
foreigners resident in France who may De mem
bers of an association hostile to French inter
ests liable to fine and to Imprisonment and
pulslon. The proposal is capable OF such elastic
Interpretation as to cover all Germans sojourn-
ing in France. The measure. it supported by the
government, will be assumed here to be directly
hostile to the Germans, and will lead to
energetic remonstrance as breach OF the
Frankfort treaty.
The official Gazette for the Reichsiand in con-
tradcting French fables about the suppression
of foreign traders and French manufacturers in
Alsace- Lorraine, defines clearly what the Ger
man government aims to accomplish. 1t de-.
clares that the governments desire is to foster
all commercial activities, and to take. early,
sucn measures as may be necessary to maintain
public peace and weaken influences tending to
retard the reunion of Alsace- Lorraine with Ger
many. This statement is IN harmony with what
is happening in Alsace- Lorraine. The officials
there strictly observe the rule of noninterfer-
ence. even in the cases of notorious French
malcontents. unless acts in defiance of law
openly committed. French business agents
swarmng in the Reichsland, and have the ut
m ost license to drive their trade, although sus-
pected often OF abusing their facilities. The
decree just issued, forbidding volunteers In AL
sace-Lorralne to select their regiments is an
instance of seeming tyranny, which, in reality
is rational measure forced upon the authori-
ties, who found that the practice OF volunteers
choosing the same regiments resulted in the
massing together of soldiers animated with
anti-German feelings
The DuelIo Approved by Emperor William.
tcopyrieht, 1887 by the New York ssociated Press
BERLIN June 25-The social sensation of the
week has been the verdict Of the officers of the
court of honor in the case of Major HinZe. &C
cused of emitting to challenge to a duel his po-
Htical opponent in the Reichstag election, who,
during the Campaign, aspersed his honor as an
officer. Major Hinze was retired from the
army a pension He Progressist Dep
uty IN the late Reichstag He opposed the sep
tenate and favored the short-servc system. He
became in tensely unpopular among his former
brother officers who denounced him. during the
electoral struggle, unfit to bear an army title
to wear orders He prosecuted his slanderer
in court of law and obtained successful YER
diet, whereupon the staff officers of the guards
corps appointed court of honor, whose decree
deprives HinZe of the right to the title of major
and to the uniform OF the army. The
Emperor has confirmed the degradation of
Hinze. although there is clause in the criminal
code applying equally to soldiers and civilians
which forbids challenging to a duel under pen
atty Of six months imprisonment. This decis-
ion puts the stamp Of the highest authority on
dueline laudable custom prevailing over
the law forbidding it. HINES friends charge
that the military court influenced by polit-
zeal hatreds. It could not, they say, charge
Hicze with cowardice, as he wears two orders
won on the field of battle. They claim that he
only refrained from challenging mis- opponent
because the ofense directed against him
politjclap and not as an officer